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brew of "Ginger Mead"

brewed on 2004-12-31 00:00 EST by jsled from recipe Ginger Mead
5.00gl | Extract | Dry Mead | 1.099 | 4 SRM
efficiency: 71.97% | abv: 13.07% | attenuation: 101.89%

journal

date step volume temp gravity
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notes
2004-12-31 pitch 5.00 gl 1.095 very sugary, very tasty!
2005-02-19 18:57 EST primary fermentation 59 f temp min: 57, max: 74
2005-02-27 14:19 EST primary fermentation 57 f temp: cur/min: 56.8 max: 69.3
2005-03-12 secondary fermentation 0.9982 racked to secondary. tastes like bad wine; the ginger is way-overpowering. Beyond that, the base is good, and the drink is quite strong.
2006-07-21 bottled 25 bombers, 6 12oz bottles
2006-07-21 consumed